“To make things clear, Charlotte and I are not dating,” Nathan stated. Avery sighed. “So you are saying you don’t like her?” “She’s my friend. Look, I’m sorry we couldn’t get to talk earlier at the restaurant. I want us to resolve this right now.” Avery urged him to carry on with repeated nods. “I like you, Avery Jacobs!” He spat, staring directly into her eyes. Avery’s eyes lit up. She turned away with a shy smile. “I like you a lot but to be honest, I’m not sure if I’m ready to face these feelings I possess for you.” He pointed at her and then pointed at himself. “I don’t know if you understand me but I just wish… “I understand you, Nathan.” Avery sharply cut in with a half smile. Nathan raised an eyebrow. She continued. “I understand if you are not ready for a commitment or a formal relationship. The truth is, I’m not also ready for either of those things.” Nathan sighed in relief. Avery began to fondle her thump. “I just want us to be certain of what we share and where we ar
Fredrick walked into the private lounge with a nervous smile after identifying the boot Hose Luis was settled at. He sat opposite him. “Hope I didn’t keep you waiting.”Hose shook his head and puff his cigarette. “I just got here.”Fredrick nodded and went for the bottle of roaming dog on the table.“And the lady? Your so-called mastermind?” Hose demanded and stroked his hat. He was wearing one of his Mexican hats. “She’ll join us shortly and before she does, I’ll like to ask you for a favor,” Fredrick said and began pouring the wine into a glass.Hose pressed the bottom of his cigarette on the marble table. He turned to Fredrick after the cigarette went off.“Speak!”Fredrick cleared his throat. “I need you to add up 100 billion dollars to the 200 billion dollars you deposited for the deal.”Hose raised an e
Nathan made his way inside the house after a hectic day at work. He was about to head to the bathroom when the buzzing of his official phone caused him to stop. He wondered whether the call was work-related or was from one of the members of the millionaires club because people who accessed him through his official line were the likes of Dr. Lance and Dory. Nathan sighed after staring at the phone screen. After he took McDonald’s business card a couple of weeks ago, he saved his contact but didn’t get in touch with him. He cleared his throat loudly and responded to the call. “Hi.”“Hello, Alex.” McDonald’s voice came on. They exchanged a few pleasantries and McDonald went straight to the point. “Can we hang out?”Nathan sighed. He had wanted to hang out with McDonald because the young man had put a request before him several times but he had been Working from one thing to the other and couldn’t spare any time till he completely forgot about it. “We can hang out tonight,” Natha
McDonald realized that Nathan had quite a difficult childhood so he quickly switched the topic after deciding not to ask further about the Alcantara ritual. “Let’s talk about business. What else do you do aside from supervising your family’s companies?”“Well, I plan to keep up with that until I reach a state where I’ll establish new companies but for now, I’ll just stick to supervising the ones at hand,” Nathan replied. “Sounds like some crazy big stuff.”“Yea, but We’ve got the Alcantara executive assistant. With Mike on the case, everything just moves well. What about you? What have you been up to?” Nathan asked.McDonald sighed and wiped his mouth with the edge of his palm. “My main focus is attracting the right investors. I’ve reviewed several companies that work in line with one of our brands. I’ve spoken to Tyson and associates, Johson and Sons group of companies, Lead city coal, Tsunami Ventures, and a few others.” He then gave a twinkle. “And now, I’m speaking with the Alc
Nathan was going through his phone in his office at the surveillance unit when a message popped up on his screen. He checked the notification. It was a message from his class’s group chat. It was from the social director and it read: Summer break party tonight. 8 pm sharp, Level 2 hall.Nathan quickly placed a conference call connecting Henry and Charles. “A party has been fixed,” Nathan said after they were all connected to the call. “Yes. I just saw the message.” Charles said. “I guess we don’t have to meet at the arcade station then,” Henry said. The boys had planned to hang out that night. “Yes. We will just meet at the party. So I’ll see you guys there.” Nathan said. The boys went ahead to talk about their day before Nathan disconnected the call. At Phoenix University, students throw parties twice during summer break. The first party is thrown for all the students a week after the break and a week before school resumes, each class throws its party. Nathan was looking for
Nathan was led into his vehicle before McDonald could reach him. “Take me to my rented apartment.” He told Larry with a clenched jaw. He pulled out his phone and began placing a call to Mike while Larry sped away. Mike’s line wasn’t going through. Nathan tried Mike’s other lines but couldn’t get across to him. All of Mike’s lines were off and Nathan’s frustrations grew worse. “I’m sorry, boss,” Jackson said. Nathan sighed and threw his head backward. “Everything will be fine. You just need to calm down.”Nathan turned to Jackson with fury in his eyes. “I can’t calm down Jackson. Didn’t you hear what McDonald said? They are planning to steal my company and as we speak, their plans are almost complete. I don’t even know where to begin from.” He lamented. “Don’t even tell me McDonald was bluffing because he provided all the evidence I needed to believe him.”“I wasn’t going to say McDonald was bluffing but the thing is, if he is a part of the group that wants to steal your compan
At quarter past 10 pm, the party came to an end. Nathan and his friends traced their way out of the hall together with Avery. The boys escorted Avery to her vehicle and bid each other farewell but Charles wasn’t done yet. He pulled Nathan by the arm before he could get away. “Is there anything we should know?” He demanded with a wink and cocked his head toward Avery’s direction. Nathan chuckled and shook his head. Henry turned to Charles. “You also noticed the way they were stealing glances at each other tonight right?”Charles gave repeated nods. Henry cleared his throat loudly and faced Nathan. “Are we missing anything here?”Nathan gave his forehead a mild scrape. “Let’s just say Avery and I are in a good place.”The boys exchanged mischievous glances. “I see!” Henry hummed. “But we are not a thing yet.” Nathan quickly added. “Now shoo, time to go home.”They dispersed. When Nathan got home, he tried to place a call to Mike but Mike’s line wasn’t going through. It then dawn
“What’s your plan?” Nathan asked McDonald.McDonald opened his palms wide. “I want you to speak to the Italian mafia lord.”Nathan arched a brow. “You want me to speak with the man who is trying to steal my company?”“Listen Alex. I’ve come to realize that Hose Luis is the major contender in this game. He helped the Tysons deliver their share of the bargain and if you want to turn things around, only he can help you.”“It makes no sense to me,” Nathan said and shook his head.“Hose Luis is a businessman and when money is involved, he can switch sides any day. I dug up some things about him and I realized that he can do anything for money. He’s greedy. Get him on board. Speak to him and trust him, he’ll turn against us all in no time.” McDonald explained. Nathan was about to speak when Jackson leaned toward him and began to whisp